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Blissful natural beauty comes as standard

Find beautiful soft sands, shining blue waters, top-class seafood and an emphasis on sustainabi­lity when you book an all-inclusive holiday in Mallorca’s Playa de Muro

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On sea-circled Mallorca, the all-inclusive experience comes with bonus wilderness and direct access to Playa de Muro – fêted as Spain’s best beach and voted the third-best beach in all of Europe. Imagine a broad sweep of sand, sliding into a gleaming blue bay that’s gently shelving enough for tots to paddle in, and goes deep enough further out for serious swimming. Inland is peaceful Parque Natural de la Albufera, the most important wetland habitat in the Balearic Islands.

On an all-inclusive British Airways Holidays break to Mallorca, you get beauty and the beach: stylish rooms, fine food and free run of two sleek Iberostar resorts.

ECO AND FAMILY FRIENDLY

Of the two Iberostar properties edging onto Playa de Muro, the Iberostar Selection Albufera Park, pictured below, is first choice for families. There’s a kiddie-perfect beach strip, an impressive collection of pools, roomy living spaces and the resort’s Star Camp kids’ club, with a busy schedule of activities for toddlers to teens.

The accommodat­ion pays homage to the natural setting, with wetlandins­pired murals and splashes of green in the spacious family rooms. From the resort’s upper terraces, you can look south over a sea of treetops and feel a million miles from the usual holiday crush.

A WORLD OF CUISINE CHOICE

If you’re someone who likes to make the most of all-inclusive, the resort has some interestin­g dining choices – including

Spanish, Greek and Mexican treats – on top of internatio­nal buffet spreads.

The grounds are attractive­ly landscaped, with a string of open-air pools, but it’s the connection to nature that lingers. You’ll walk down to the sand though a baffle of trees marking the fringes of the Natural Park, and whether you prefer to graze on tuna, tapas or tacos, the ingredient­s used in the kitchen are responsibl­y sourced.

NATURE ON TAP

Staying at the adjacent Iberostar Selection Albufera Playa, you’ll share facilities with the Albufera Park, but in this property, the focus is on all types of guests. The first thing you’ll notice is the décor, with murals of seagrass gardens and sea life adding character to airy bedrooms and suites with curving, baroque balconies.

The rooftop Star Prestige Terrace has an adults-only roof terrace pool with an elevated, aquamarine space that looks like it’s made of water, offering sublime views.

All-inclusive brings you imaginativ­e cuisine featuring sustainabl­y sourced seafood and tasty local tapas plates. And if you fancy a change from the resort, wander south to the Natural Park for sightings of egrets, herons, ospreys and more – welcome to a different side to Mallorca. All holidays with British Airways Holidays are ATOL protected and come with a 24-hour holiday helpline. Secure your all-inclusive holiday now with a low deposit at ba.com/albufera-park or ba.com/albufera-playa

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 ?? ?? Green meets blue: relax in the pool under the sun’s warming rays amid the calming natural environmen­t of the Albufera Playa
Green meets blue: relax in the pool under the sun’s warming rays amid the calming natural environmen­t of the Albufera Playa

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